Coney Island A Hot Dog. Our reader Katharine notes that in Detroit, in a reastaurant specializing in Hot Dogs (frankfurters, wieners, etc, etc.) "Up" or "Single" refers to one of these delicacies embellished according to the house standard. In context, "One up" means one coney, with chili, mustard, and onions. "Without" means no onions. "One up plain" is just the hot dog. You can replace the "up" with "single", as in "I need a single, plain" or "single, without"

Ninety Seven (97) Add “97” to the end for a carry out, so a take out order of Shoestring French Fries would be “Gimme a side of shoes 97” (from Peg of the old Waffle Shop, Wisconsin Avenue, Washington DC)

PITA (&QUOT;Pain In The A**"): a difficult customer [Thanks to George Nikas of Atlanta, this may be a localized term]

Popeye: Spinach

Pull: to dispense a soft drink

Put a Hat on It: add ice cream

Put a Red Light on it: Add a cherry to a "soda" -- 3 scoops of ice cream in a crystal glass, seltzer water with whip cream and a red light Soda is not to be confused with a "soft drink" like Dr. Pepper, Tab or Coca Cola[Thanks to Mousey]

put legs on it: prepare the food for take-out or "to go." [Thanks to Mark Nechoda]

Put Out the Lights and Cry: Liver and onions

Put Yellow blanket on a dead cow: cheeseburger [Thanks to Mousey]

Rabbit Food: Lettuce

Ralph: a large empty plastic jar used for storage, usually a mayo jar. Also a term for 1 gallon because of the size of the jar. [Thanks to George Nikas of Atlanta, this may be a localized term]

Scrod (or schrod) is a young (2-lb or less) cod or haddock, split and deboned. A staple in many Boston area seafood restaurants, but rarely heard outside New England. Scrod is not actually a type of fish, but rather a generic term believed to mean "catch of the day," referring to any white, edible fish. Scrod could have come from the acronym "Small Cod or Haddock Remaining On Dock." The term was coined by the Parker House Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts after 1855. Old Joke: "So a guy lands at Logan and gets in a cab and says to the driver, 'Take me somewhere I can get scrod!" And the driver says, "I've never heard anyone use the pluperfect subjunctive before!"

Seventy-Seven - A Seven-Up with Vanilla Ice Cream Thanks, RSM

Shake one in the Hay: Strawberry milkshake

Shivering Eve: Apple jelly

Side Arms: Salt and Pepper [Thanks to Laura]

Side of Shoes Order of Shoestring Potatoes (from Peg of the old Waffle Shop, Wisconsin Avenue, Washington DC)

Sinkers: Doughnuts

Skid Grease: Butter [Thanks to Boudewijn]

Slap in the Face eggs over hard [Thanks to Joan W. who thinks that this might be a Canadian regionalism]

Z: Mushrooms, (because all the other things starting with M were taken and Z was easily identifiable on a ticket. [Thanks to George Nikas of Atlanta, this may be a localized term]

Mark Nechoda notes that: "You put the table number on the end of the order… "draw two on six" = 2 cups of coffee table six "

AND... we are very grateful to our friend Robert Santa Maria (RSM) for these Mexican Restaurant Terms. He writes:

"...Growing up in Arizona we went to many diners along Route 66. I remember my Dad and Mom ordering stuff and then laughing when I heard the waitress call out some pretty interesting terms. The Mexican food terms were told to me by my Aunt who worked as a waitress in many of the Mexican Restaurants in Tucson, AZ. Grandma was usually in the kitchen of those restaurants since she worked as a cook ..."